PinNote v1.4.1

An update-experience release: the whole check → download → install pipeline got an overhaul, plus a fix for a bug that could make installs and upgrades fail.

✨ Improved

• The About panel is now the update hub: a "Check for updates" button sits next to the version number; when a new version is found, one click on "Install & restart" downloads (with live progress), installs, and restarts — no extra steps
• Leaner Settings: the manual check entry moved to About; Settings keeps the auto-check / auto-download switches and the download & install area
• Auto-download now notifies you: with "download updates automatically" on, a toast appears when the download finishes — installing is still up to you
• About panel layout: copyright and font licensing condensed into two clean lines pinned to the bottom

🐛 Fixed

• "Can't open file for writing" during reinstall/uninstall: the voice service process (whisper-server) used to outlive the app and lock its files, breaking installs. The app now shuts it down on exit, and the installer clears any leftover process before extracting
• Running from a dev/unpacked folder was misreported as a "portable build" that can't check for updates
• Update checks are now pinned to GitHub only, removing queries to a third-party mirror resource (security hardening)
• The "portable build" error message rewritten to describe the actual situation

⬆️ Upgrade notes

• From v1.4.0: Settings → General → Updates → "Check for updates" to upgrade in place. Quit the app from the tray once before upgrading (v1.4.0's voice service doesn't exit with the app — the very bug this release fixes — and a running one may fail the install)
• If the installer still reports "can't open file for writing": end whisper-server.exe in Task Manager and click Retry
• Your data is fully compatible — no migration needed

PinNote v1.4.0

A polish release built on automated browser walkthroughs plus several rounds of hands-on feedback — lots of everyday interactions got smoother.

✨ New

• Recolor tiles from the note list: right-click any note → "Tile color…" submenu, no need to open the tile
• Smarter screenshots (Ctrl+Shift+S): when a note or tile has focus, the capture is inserted at your cursor; when another app has focus, it goes to the clipboard only. Every capture is also copied to the clipboard
• Voice hotkeys follow your focus: recording starts in the main window if that's where you are, instead of always popping a tile; with no app focus, the previous recording tile is reused so one movie night doesn't scatter tiles everywhere
• Click-to-type empty states: an empty tile shows a "click to start writing" hint, and clicking anywhere in an empty note list creates a note
• "Uncategorized" section: always visible in the list — collapsible, and you can drag notes onto it to move them out of a group
• Double-click a tile to edit: double-click anywhere on a tile in preview mode to start editing
• Safer group deletion: notes in a deleted group go to the trash (30-day recovery) instead of being scattered

🐛 Fixed

• Tile color picker popup had overlapping swatches; the trigger dot could become invisible against same-color backgrounds (now a palette icon)
• Using bold/italic in a long document jumped the editor back to the top
• Bold/italic/inline-code shortcuts now toggle: press again to remove the marker, and bold/italic no longer interfere with each other
• Note list previews and titles no longer show raw Markdown symbols (#, **, …)
• Split-view synced scrolling now works inside very long paragraphs (proportional mapping)
• The app now always checks for updates once on launch, no longer gated by the 24-hour interval; the "download updates automatically" switch actually works (installing still asks for your confirmation)
• Tiles opened by a voice hotkey were missing the recording indicator (red dot / level meter / timer)
• Sliders and scrollbars incorrectly showed a text cursor
• Trash items' confirm buttons no longer squeeze into the metadata line
• Tile bottom bar re-laid out: action buttons grouped left, word count and save status on the right

⬆️ Upgrade notes

• v1.3.x users: launch the app and you'll be prompted to update, or download this installer and install right over
• Your data is fully compatible — no migration needed

PinNote v1.3.1

A small quality-of-life update.

Changed

• Default size for new tiles increased from 260×260 to 320×320, matching Windows Sticky Notes — your first tile no longer feels cramped. If you've already resized a tile, you're unaffected (new tiles inherit your last size).

Upgrade notes

• From v1.3.0: install right over it, or wait for the in-app update prompt
• From v1.2.0 or earlier preview builds: uninstall first (the app identifier changed); your local notes are untouched

PinNote v1.3.0

The first public release of Se7en PinNote 🎉 (includes everything from v1.2.0)

New & changed

• Interface language follows your system language: 10 languages supported (Simplified/Traditional Chinese, English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese), with English as the fallback; starter group names are localized too
• Fresh installs come with starter groups: Work / Study / Fun (they won't come back if you delete them)
• Reworked group creation: click + and a full-width input row appears at the top of the list (Enter to create, Esc to cancel), available in every grouping view
• Safer group deletion: notes inside a deleted group move to the trash and can be restored within 30 days (restored notes land in Uncategorized); the confirmation dialog states how many notes are affected
• Redesigned voice model list: every model shows 5-step accuracy/speed ratings with hardware-aware recommendations (small for no dedicated GPU, turbo + GPU pack for NVIDIA cards); "Audio input" renamed to "Microphone"
• Better first-run defaults: launch at startup enabled, 16px editor font, ready-to-use voice/media hotkeys (Ctrl+Shift+D dictation / Ctrl+Shift+A system audio / Ctrl+M play-pause)

Fixes

• The "square" tile corner setting used to render rounded corners — it's truly square now, and edit mode follows the setting too
• Default global hotkey changed from Ctrl+Space to Ctrl+Shift+Space, so it no longer steals the Chinese/Japanese IME toggle
• Hotkey conflict detection no longer reports your own current binding as a conflict; assigning the same combo to two features is now clearly flagged
• Starting voice input for the first time no longer flashes a black console window
• Consistent branding: program name, Start menu, registry, and config directory all unified as Se7en PinNote

Install & upgrade notes

• If you have v1.2.0 or an earlier preview build: uninstall it before installing this version (the app identifier changed, so in-place upgrade isn't possible); uninstalling does not touch your local notes (default location: Documents\Se7en PinNote)
• Voice-to-text requires downloading a model in Settings first; NVIDIA users can grab the GPU acceleration pack in-app